Boggan Surname

152,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,876 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Boggan Surname Definition:

(Irish) Grandson of Bogan (diminutive of soft or tender).

Boggan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3881:151,78315,587
Argentina1451:294,78223,564
Ireland1421:33,1622,819
England651:857,20145,134
Canada481:767,61660,775
Israel251:342,30528,607
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Wales101:309,45316,869
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1781:24,8872,693
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England451:541,67528,673
Scotland191:197,0117,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2831:177,45115,850

Boggan (26) may also be a first name.

Boggan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish) Grandson of Bogan (diminutive of soft or tender).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

From bo-gun, the dwelling on the down. Hence the name Vogan.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Boggan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Boggan Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Boggan (Hindi: बोग्गन) is found most frequently in The United States. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Boggan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 152,939th most commonly used surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 2,533,917 people. The last name Boggan occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Boggan reside; 85 percent reside in North America and 85 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Boggan is also the 2,084,397th most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 26 people.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 2,388 people, or 1 in 151,783. In The United States it is most frequent in: Alabama, where 17 percent reside, Mississippi, where 11 percent reside and Texas, where 10 percent reside. Aside from The United States it is found in 21 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 5 percent reside and Ireland, where 5 percent reside.

Boggan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Boggan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Boggan surname rose 844 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 20 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it rose 144 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 11 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Boggan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Boggan surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Boggan earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 9.13% less than the national average, earning $39,211 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.41% more than the national average, earning $57,837 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bonggan9264/
Boyggan921/
Bhoggan921/
Boggant920/
Boggane920/
Bogan9112,220/
Bouggain866/
Bonggaan861/
Bhogan831,808/
Baggan83946/
Beggan83651/
Boggam83525/
Bongan83390/
Boggon83387/
Bogane83364/
Bougan83212/
Buggan83107/
Woggan8334/
Boogan8330/
Boghan8327/
Bogain8314/
Bogang8313/
Bohgan839/
Boygan839/
Bogann834/
Boganc834/
Bogand833/
Bosgan833/
Voggan832/
Bogaan832/
Boigan831/
Boegan831/
Bogayn831/
Bogant830/
Boghean772,274/
Boughan77782/
Bougain77513/
Bogatin77473/
Bhaggan77465/
Bongain77251/
Bougang77229/
Bhogane77169/
Buongan77143/
Bougant77106/
Banggan77104/
Boganne77102/
Bonghan7789/
Bonggon7758/
Boungan7757/
Baggang7752/
Bogagne7744/
Bunggan7738/
Boghane7737/
Boggong7716/
Boongan7716/
Bosgang7715/
Bughgan7710/
Bouhgan776/
Bhongan775/
Bougane775/
Bagghan774/
Boghain774/
Bogățan774/
Bhoggam773/
Boghang773/
Boigand773/
Bogaane772/
Bhogand772/
Bhoghan772/
Bhuggan772/
Baggane772/
Bogacin772/
Buggann771/
Bojgain771/
Baggaan771/
Wonggan771/
Bogahan771/
Bongaan771/
Bogogne771/
Bougand771/
Vonggan771/
Boigean771/
Boyghan770/
Bagan736,928/
Bogam733,441/
Began732,404/
Vogan732,119/
Wogan731,850/
Bugan731,573/
Bogon73268/
Bogán7312/
Uogan730/
Banggaan71502/
Boganova71334/
Bhoighan71128/
Bouganne7192/
Bhoganne7117/
Bhoigand7111/
Boganová717/
Boughhan713/
Bunggaan712/
Bougaing712/
Boughamn711/
Boughgon711/
Bhogatin711/
Boghasen711/
Boongain711/
Wonggahn711/
Bougogne711/
Bongahan711/
Bogougne711/
Bousgane711/
Boungain711/
Bougaunt711/
Baanggan711/
Bagang676,636/
Bongon674,612/
Bhagan674,278/
Bagane671,721/
Bagain671,581/
Bagaan671,472/
Bungan671,462/
Baggam671,436/
Bougon671,420/
Bangan671,419/
Bhogam67641/
Beegan67441/
Woggon67430/
Bugane67425/
Baghan67363/
Baagan67353/
Başgan67208/
Waggan67161/
Baugan67157/
Bougam67155/
Begain67132/
Bugang67107/
Bogone6792/
Bugand6784/
Beghan6782/
Buggam6776/
Bogoun6774/
Wogahn6764/
Bugain6764/
Bogong6763/
Bagand6760/
Bagant6759/
Bhugan6755/
Boigon6752/
Baggon6740/
Wogain6736/
Vogann6735/
Baganc6732/
Baegan6723/
Bughan6721/
Bahgan6716/
Bogham6715/
Wogand6712/
Vaggan6711/
Bogoin6710/
Basgan675/
Bagann675/
Baganh675/
Wogane675/
Boogam674/
Boussgane674/
Buñgan674/
Bojgam673/
Voggam673/
Behgan673/
Vougan673/
Voogan672/
Bhegan672/
Boogon672/
Voigan672/
Beugan672/
Bugann671/
Bosgam671/
Boughanne671/
Huogan671/
Begaun671/
Boghon671/
Boigam671/
Baggasing671/
Vuggan671/
Woghan671/
Vogane671/
Voghan671/
Boughaten671/
Beggon671/
Bagayn671/
Vogant671/
Wougan671/
Bogond671/
Bogoyn671/
Bunggahan671/
Bégain671/
Bugaan671/
Bagasn671/
Bañgan671/
Begaan671/
Bakgan671/
Boiganova671/
Woogan670/
Begahn670/
Begann670/
Busgan670/
Banggahan670/

Boggan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Boggan in the Hindi language
बोग्गनboggana-

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